Early career (1992–1999) Hardy, along with his brother
Jeff and friends, started their own federation, the Trampoline Wrestling Federation (TWF) and mimicked the moves they saw on television. A few years later, it was revealed to him by
Chris Kanyon that the tape had been kept in the
WCW Power Plant, watched multiple times, and that the name High Voltage was blatantly stolen from it. after both Matt and Jeff signed with the
World Wrestling Federation.
World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (1994–2005) Early years (1994–1998) Hardy worked as a
jobber for the
World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1994 up until he signed a full-time contract in 1998. His first WWF match was against
Nikolai Volkoff on the May 23, 1994, episode of
Monday Night Raw, which he lost by
submission. A night later at a taping of
WWF Wrestling Challenge, he lost a match against
Owen Hart. He continued to wrestle sporadically in the WWF throughout 1994 and 1995, losing matches against
Crush,
Irwin R. Schyster,
Razor Ramon,
Hakushi,
Owen Hart,
the imposter Undertaker,
Hunter Hearst Helmsley and
"The Ringmaster" Steve Austin. Hardy teamed with Jeff for the first time in the WWF in 1996, losing to teams such as
The Smoking Gunns and
The Grimm Twins on WWF television. Matt and Jeff had matches with
The Headbangers (
Thrasher and
Mosh) twice, and
Kurrgan twice in 1997. It was during this time that Matt and Jeff experimented with different ring names, at one stage being called Ingus (Matt) and Wildo Jinx (Jeff). In Matt's final singles match for the promotion before signing a full-time contract he lost to
Val Venis on a taping of
Shotgun in May 1998. in 2001
The Hardy Boyz (1998–2001) It was not until 1998, however, (at the height of
The Attitude Era) that the Hardy brothers were given full-time WWF contracts and sent to train with former wrestler
Dory Funk Jr. The Hardy Boyz used a
cruiserweight, fast-paced high flying style in their matches, often leaping from great heights to do damage to their opponents (and themselves in the process). In 1999, while feuding with
Edge and Christian, the duo briefly picked up
Michael Hayes as a
manager. At
King of the Ring on June 27, The Hardyz defeated Edge and Christian to earn the #1 contendership for the
WWF Tag Team Championship. On the July 5 episode of
Raw is War, they defeated
The Acolytes to win their first Tag Team Championship. They soon dumped Hayes and briefly picked up
Gangrel as a manager, after Gangrel turned on Edge and Christian. At
No Mercy on October 17, The Hardyz defeated Edge and Christian in the first ever tag team
ladder match. At the
Royal Rumble on January 23, 2000, The Hardyz defeated
The Dudley Boyz in the first ever tag team
tables match. They competed against The Dudley Boyz and Edge and Christian for the WWF Tag Team Championship at
WrestleMania 2000 on April 2 in the first ever
Triangle Ladder match, but were unsuccessful. as one-half of
The Hardy Boyz Hardy won the
Hardcore Championship on the April 24 episode of
Raw Is War, by defeating
Crash Holly, but lost it back to Holly three days later on
SmackDown!, when Holly applied the "24/7 rule" during Hardy's title defense against Jeff. Together, the three became known as "
Team Xtreme". At
SummerSlam on August 27, The Hardy Boyz competed in the first ever
Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match, for the WWF Tag Team Championship against The Dudley Boyz and Edge and Christian, but were unsuccessful. At
Unforgiven on September 24, The Hardy Boyz defeated Edge and Christian in a steel cage match to win the tag team championship, and retained it the following night on
Raw Is War against Edge and Christian in a ladder match. In April 2001, The Hardy Boyz began feuding with
Stone Cold Steve Austin and
Triple H (known as
The Power Trip), which also led to a singles push for both Matt and Jeff. Hardy helped Jeff defeat Triple H for the
Intercontinental Championship on the April 12 episode of
SmackDown!, and shortly after Hardy defeated
Eddie Guerrero to win the
European Championship on the April 19 episode of
SmackDown!. At
Backlash on April 29 Hardy retained the title against Guerrero and Christian in a triple threat, and against Edge the following night on
Raw is War. Throughout the year, the Hardy Boyz continued to win as a tag team, winning the WWF Tag Team Titles two more times, and the WCW Tag Team Championship during
the Invasion. Hardy defeated Jeff and Lita the following night on
Raw in a two-on-one handicap match.
Version 1 gimmick and feud with Kane (2002–2004) At the beginning of 2002, it seemed Team Xtreme had patched things up. After the brand extension (where the Hardy Boyz were drafted to the
Raw brand), however, Matt was relegated to
Heat while Jeff wrestled on the main show,
Raw. On the August 12 episode of
Raw, Hardy turned heel by attacking Jeff during Jeff's match against
Rob Van Dam, because Hardy was frustrated at not receiving a match against Van Dam for the number one contendership for the Intercontinental Championship. A short time later, Hardy joined the
SmackDown! brand, and began dubbing himself "Matt Hardy: Version 1", complete with a "version 1" hand signal. Hardy defeated
The Undertaker on the September 12 and October 3 episodes of
SmackDown!, due to interference from
Brock Lesnar. outside of the ring at
WrestleMania XIX Along with his Mattitude Follower
Shannon Moore in his corner, 2003 began with Hardy frantically trying to lose weight to get under the weight limit to compete for the
Cruiserweight Championship. After just barely making weight, Hardy defeated
Billy Kidman at
No Way Out on February 23 to win the Cruiserweight Championship. At
WrestleMania XIX on March 30, he successfully defended it against
Rey Mysterio. Hardy lost the Cruiserweight Championship to Mysterio in the main event of the June 5 episode of
SmackDown! - the first and only time a Cruiserweight Championship match main evented a show. After losing the Cruiserweight Championship, Hardy set his sights on the newly reinstated
United States Championship, competing in the inaugural tournament for it. He defeated
Rikishi in the first round of the tournament but lost to
Chris Benoit in the semifinals. He then feuded with
Eddie Guerrero who won the championship, but was defeated on the October 2 edition of
SmackDown!. The Mattitude faction then expanded to include
Crash Holly as Moore's "Moore-on" (apprentice). Hardy and Moore would also challenge Eddie and
Chavo Guerrero for the
WWE Tag Team Championship, but were unsuccessful. He later disbanded the Mattitude Followers group in November and returned to the Raw brand in order to be able to travel and work with his then girlfriend Lita, who just returned from an injury. On his first night back, he turned on Lita in storyline after teasing a proposal to her. On the April 19, 2004 episode of
Raw, Hardy saved Lita from getting attacked by
Kane, turning face in the process. Hardy defeated Kane in a no disqualification match at
Vengeance on July 11, but lost a "Till Death To Us Part" match against Kane at
SummerSlam on August 15, resulting in Lita being forced to marry Kane. On the August 23 episode of
Raw, Hardy was
chokeslamed off the stage by Kane during the wedding. Hardy then spent almost a year off from wrestling due to a severe knee injury.
Departure and sporadic appearances (2005) Along with his friend
Rhyno, Hardy was released by WWE on April 11, 2005. Edge and Lita used the affair and fan backlash to become a hated on-screen couple, which led to Lita turning
heel. Fans began a petition on the internet, wanting WWE to re-sign Hardy, and amassed over 15,000 signatures. On the June 20 episode of
Raw, during the storyline wedding of Edge and Lita, Hardy's entrance music and video were played when the priest asked if anyone had a reason why Edge and Lita should not be wed.
Independent circuit and Ring of Honor (2005) Following his WWE release, Matt returned to the independent circuit and wrestled several matches for the Allied Powers Wrestling Federation (APWF), International Wrestling Cartel (IWC) and Big Time Wrestling (BTW). Hardy appeared at a scheduled
Ring of Honor (ROH) event on July 16, 2005, in
Woodbridge, Connecticut, where he defeated
Christopher Daniels via submission. Hardy also cut a brief worked shoot promo where he criticized WWE and
John Laurinaitis. Following his official return to WWE, Hardy was met with backlash following a match with
Homicide from the fans at a subsequent ROH event, which Hardy won. The next day at his final ROH appearance, he lost to
Roderick Strong.
Return to WWE (2005–2010) Return and feud with Edge (2005) live event held in
Bremen,
Germany in 2007 On July 11, 2005, on
Raw, Hardy
legitimately attacked Edge backstage and again later during Edge's match with Kane. Before being escorted out of the building by security, Hardy stated that Edge (calling him by his real name of "Adam") and Lita would pay for their actions and told fans that they could see him at Ring of Honor while security officials and event staff were trying to restrain him. On the August 1 episode of
Raw,
Vince McMahon officially announced Hardy's return to WWE, adding that Hardy would face Edge at
SummerSlam on August 21. Hardy made his in-ring return, defeating
Snitsky on the August 8
Raw. Seconds after the victory, Hardy was attacked by Edge, and as he was being carried backstage, Matt counterattacked Edge in the locker room. At SummerSlam, their match came to a premature end when Edge dropped Hardy onto the top of a ring post, causing him to bleed heavily. The referee ended the match on the grounds that Hardy could not continue, and Edge was declared the winner. After SummerSlam, the two continued their feud, including a
Street Fight on the August 29 episode of
Raw that resulted in Hardy performing a Side Effect on Edge off the entrance stage and into electrical equipment below; the match ended in a no contest. At
Unforgiven on September 18, Edge faced Hardy in a
steel cage match. Hardy caught an interfering Lita with the Twist of Fate and won the match with a leg drop off the top of the cage. Hardy and Edge faced each other on October 3 at
WWE Raw Homecoming in a Loser Leaves
Raw ladder match. Edge's briefcase holding his Money in the Bank contract for his WWE Championship opportunity was suspended above the ring. The winner of the match received the contract and the loser was forced to leave
Raw. Edge tied Hardy's arms in the ropes, and Lita trapped Hardy in a
crucifix hold, leaving Hardy only able to watch Edge win.
Move to SmackDown (2005–2006) tribute tour in 2005 With his defeat at the hands of Edge, Hardy was moved to the
SmackDown! brand where he re-debuted with a win over
Simon Dean on the October 21 episode of
SmackDown! in
Reno, Nevada. One week later, Hardy won the fan vote to represent Team SmackDown! (alongside
Rey Mysterio) to challenge Team Raw (Edge and
Chris Masters) at
Taboo Tuesday on November 1. Edge, however, refused to wrestle and sent Snitsky in place of him in the match, which Hardy and Mysterio won. Back on
SmackDown! in 2006, Hardy started an
angle with
MNM (
Johnny Nitro and
Joey Mercury) and their
manager Melina when Melina approached Hardy, seemingly wanting Hardy to join with her team. Hardy refused the offer, which led to him facing the tag team on several occasions with a variety of partners. On July 25, after the
SmackDown! taping, Hardy was taken out of action after doctors found the remnants of the
staph infection that had plagued him the previous year. He was sidelined until August 25 while he healed. Upon his return to action, Hardy feuded against childhood friend and reigning
Cruiserweight Champion Gregory Helms. At
No Mercy on October 8, in their home state, Hardy beat Helms in a non-title match. The two met again at
Survivor Series on November 26, where Hardy's team won in a clean sweep. They wrestled one final match, a one time appearance in
Booker T's
Pro Wrestling Alliance (PWA) promotion, where Hardy defeated Helms in a North Carolina Street Fight.
The Hardy Boyz reunion (2006–2007) in 2006 On the November 21 episode of
ECW on Sci Fi, Hardy and Jeff competed in a match together, defeating
The Full Blooded Italians. At
December to Dismember on December 3, the Hardy Boyz issued an open challenge to any tag team who wanted to face them. MNM answered their challenge by reuniting at December to Dismember, a match won by the Hardy Boyz. At
Armageddon on December 17, Hardy and Jeff competed against
Paul London and Brian Kendrick, MNM, and
Dave Taylor and William Regal in a
Ladder match for the
WWE Tag Team Championship but lost. Subsequently, he and Jeff feuded with MNM after the
legitimate incident where they injured Mercury's face at Armageddon. This led to a long term rivalry, and at the
Royal Rumble on January 28, 2007, Hardy and Jeff defeated MNM. Mercury and Hardy continued to feud on
SmackDown! until Mercury was released from WWE on March 26. On the April 2 episode of
Raw, the Hardys competed in a 10-team battle royal for the
World Tag Team Championship. They won the titles for the sixth time from then WWE Champion
John Cena and Shawn Michaels after last eliminating
Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch. This started a feud with Cade and Murdoch, and the Hardys successfully retained their World Tag Team Championship in their first title defense at
Backlash on April 29. The Hardy Boyz also retained their titles at
Judgment Day on May 20 against Cade and Murdoch. One month later at
One Night Stand on June 3, they defeated
The World's Greatest Tag Team to retain the titles in a Ladder match. The following night on
Raw, Vince McMahon demanded that The Hardys once again defend their championships against Cade and Murdoch. The Hardys were defeated after Murdoch pushed Jeff's foot off the bottom rope during Cade's pinfall, causing the three count to continue. They invoked their rematch clause against Cade and Murdoch at
Vengeance: Night of Champions on June 24, but were unsuccessful.
Feud with MVP and championship reigns (2007–2009) On the July 6 episode of
SmackDown!, Hardy won a non-title match against
United States Champion Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP), which resulted in a feud between the two. Hardy was defeated by MVP at
The Great American Bash on July 22 for the United States Championship. MVP then claimed that he was "better than Hardy at everything", which led to a series of contests between Hardy and MVP, such as a
basketball game, an
arm wrestling contest, and a
chess match which MVP "sneezed" on and ruined when Hardy put him in check. MVP challenged Hardy to a boxing match on the August 18 episode of ''
Saturday Night's Main Event, however MVP was legitimately diagnosed with the heart condition Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Since MVP was unable to compete, Hardy faced his replacement, former world champion boxer, Evander Holyfield. The match ended in a no contest after MVP entered the ring to verbally abuse Holyfield, who then knocked him out. MVP also challenged Hardy to a beer drinking contest at SummerSlam on August 26, but as revenge for what happened on Saturday Night's Main Event'', Hardy allowed
Stone Cold Steve Austin to replace him; Austin simply performed a
stunner on MVP then kept drinking. Hardy and MVP retained the titles at
Unforgiven on September 16 in a rematch against former champions Deuce 'n Domino. Hardy was scheduled to face MVP at
Cyber Sunday on October 28, but due to a real-life head injury sustained on the October 26 episode of
SmackDown!, he was not medically cleared to compete. As part of the storyline, Hardy continually asked MVP for a shot at the United States Championship but MVP refused stating that he was more focused on the WWE Tag Team Championship. On the November 16 episode of
SmackDown!, Hardy and MVP
dropped the WWE Tag Team Championship to
John Morrison and The Miz. Despite the fact that Hardy was hurt, MVP immediately invoked the rematch clause. Despite Hardy's absence at Survivor Series, his team was able to win the match. On November 21, WWE's official website reported that Hardy underwent an emergency
appendectomy in
Tampa, Florida, after his appendix burst. Hardy made an appearance at the December 31 episode of
Raw supporting his brother Jeff. To further Jeff's storyline with
Randy Orton, however, Hardy was attacked by Orton. Hardy made his return at a live event in
Muncie, Indiana, on March 1, 2008. in 2008 On March 30 at
WrestleMania XXIV, during the
Money in the Bank ladder match Hardy cut through the crowd and attacked MVP to prevent him from winning the match. He made his official in-ring return the next night on
Raw, losing a singles match to WWE Champion Randy Orton. On the April 4 episode of
SmackDown, Hardy faced MVP in a non-title match, which he won, re-igniting their storyline rivalry. Hardy defeated MVP to win the United States Championship at
Backlash on April 27, and retained his title against MVP five days later on
SmackDown. Hardy declared himself as a fighting champion that would take on all challenges, defending the United States championship against
Shelton Benjamin,
Elijah Burke,
Chuck Palumbo,
Mr. Kennedy,
Chavo Guerrero and
Umaga. Hardy was drafted to the
ECW brand on the June 23, 2008, episode of
Raw during the
2008 WWE Draft, in the process making the United States Championship exclusive to ECW. He lost the United States Championship to Shelton Benjamin at the
Great American Bash pay-per-view on July 20, which meant that the title returned to SmackDown. in 2008 On the July 22 episode of
ECW, Hardy became the number one contender to
Mark Henry's
ECW Championship after defeating
John Morrison,
The Miz and
Finlay in a
fatal four-way match. He won the title match at
SummerSlam on August 17 by disqualification due to interference from Henry's manager,
Tony Atlas, thus he failed to win the title. Due to the ending of the SummerSlam match, Hardy received a rematch for the title on the next episode of
ECW, but again failed to win the title when Henry pinned him after a distraction by Atlas. At
Unforgiven on September 7, Hardy won the ECW Championship during the
Championship scramble match, defeating then-champion Henry, The Miz, Finlay and
Chavo Guerrero Jr. by pinning the Miz with three minutes left, marking his first
world heavyweight championship win. He continued to feud with Henry until
No Mercy on October 5, where Hardy retained the title. Hardy lost the title to
Jack Swagger on the January 13, 2009, episode of
ECW, which was taped on January 12.
Feud with Jeff Hardy and departure (2009–2010) At the
Royal Rumble pay-per-view on January 25, after losing an ECW Championship rematch to Swagger, Hardy turned on his brother when he hit Jeff with a
steel chair, allowing Edge to win the
WWE Championship, turning
heel. On the January 27 episode of
ECW, it was announced by
General Manager Theodore Long that Hardy had requested, and been granted, his release from ECW and had re-signed with the SmackDown brand. As part of the buildup to this feud, Matt strongly implied that he was responsible for all of Jeff's accidents leading back to November, including an assault in a hotel stairwell that prevented Jeff from appearing at
Survivor Series, an automobile accident where Jeff's car was run off the road, and a
pyrotechnics malfunction where part of the pyro from Jeff's entrance was fired directly at Jeff, in an attempt to stop Jeff holding the WWE Championship. Despite Hardy's attempts to goad Jeff into fighting him, Jeff refused to fight his brother, but, on the March 6 episode of
SmackDown, Jeff attacked him during a promo where Matt implied that he was also responsible for the fire that burned down Jeff's house, going so far as to reveal that he had in his possession a
dog collar that supposedly belonged to Jeff's dog, Jack (who died in the fire), that he claimed to have salvaged from the wreckage of the house. At
WrestleMania 25 on April 5, Matt defeated Jeff in an Extreme Rules match, and in a stretcher match on the following episode of
SmackDown. On the April 13 episode of
Raw, Hardy was drafted to the Raw brand as part of the
WWE draft. Despite the fact that the two were on different brands, he continued his feud with Jeff. Two weeks later, in a rematch from WrestleMania, Hardy lost to Jeff in an
"I Quit" match at
Backlash on April 26, in which he
legitimately broke his hand. Hardy continued to wrestle with his hand in a cast, incorporating it into his persona and claiming that he was wrestling under protest. He reignited his feud with MVP on Raw for the
United States Championship. He also formed a tag team with
William Regal, and the two acted as henchmen for General Manager
Vickie Guerrero. At the June 22 taping of
WWE Superstars, Hardy suffered yet another injury, when his intestines went through his
abdominal wall, during a triple threat match against MVP and
Kofi Kingston. Hardy had suffered a tear in his abdominal muscle two years previously, but had not needed surgery until it worsened, and became a danger to his health. He was then traded back to the SmackDown brand on June 29, and underwent surgery for the torn abdominal muscle on July 2. He made his return on the August 7 episode of
SmackDown as the
special guest referee in the
World Heavyweight Championship match between his brother, Jeff, and CM Punk, and helped Jeff retain the championship by counting the pinfall. The following week Hardy turned face again when he saved Jeff when CM Punk and
The Hart Dynasty attacked both Jeff and John Morrison. On the August 21 episode of
SmackDown, after apologizing for his past actions towards Jeff and admitting that he was not behind any of Jeff's accidents, he had his first match back after his injury when he teamed with Jeff and John Morrison to defeat The Hart Dynasty and CM Punk, when Matt pinned Punk. live event in 2009 In early 2010, Hardy began an on-screen relationship with
Maria; but was brief and the relationship ended when Maria was released from her WWE contract. On the March 5 episode of
SmackDown, Hardy qualified for the Money in the Bank ladder match at
WrestleMania XXVI on March 28 by defeating
Drew McIntyre, but was unsuccessful at WrestleMania, as the match was won by Jack Swagger. Hardy was suspended by
Vince McMahon because he attacked McIntyre after McIntyre lost to
Kofi Kingston at
Over the Limit on May 23. He was able to get his revenge on McIntyre during the Viewer's Choice episode of
Raw when chosen as the opponent for McIntyre, with General Manager
Theodore Long stating that Hardy was suspended from
SmackDown, but not from
Raw. On the following episode of
SmackDown, however, Vickie Guerrero announced that, per orders of Vince McMahon, Hardy had been suspended from all WWE programming. However, at
Fatal 4-Way on June 20, Hardy prevented McIntyre from regaining the Intercontinental Championship, thus continuing their feud. On the following edition of
SmackDown, he was reinstated by Long and had a match with McIntyre, which Hardy won. After the match, it was announced that McIntyre's visa had legitimately expired and was sent back to Scotland, thus ending their feud. Hardy was featured in the SmackDown Money in the Bank ladder match at
Money in the Bank on July 18 but was unsuccessful in winning with Kane coming out victorious. On the September 10 episode of
SmackDown, he lost his last televised match against then-newcomer
Alberto Del Rio and was saved by
Christian (who was feuding with Del Rio) after the match. Two days later on September 12, WWE confirmed they had sent Hardy home from a European tour. Following this, Hardy began posting videos on his
YouTube channel expressing his disinterest in the WWE product and insisting that he wanted to be released from the company. On October 15, WWE announced that Hardy had been released from his contract. Hardy later stated that his release had been in effect two weeks before WWE made the announcement.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2011) live event in 2011 On January 9, 2011, Hardy made his debut for
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) at the
Genesis pay-per-view, as part of the stable
Immortal. He was the surprise opponent for Rob Van Dam, and defeated him to prevent Van Dam from receiving a match for the
TNA World Heavyweight Championship, held by Hardy's brother Jeff. In the main event, Hardy attempted to interfere in Jeff's World Heavyweight Championship match with
Mr. Anderson, but was stopped by Van Dam, which led to Jeff losing both the match and the championship. On the January 13 episode of
Impact!, the Hardy Boyz reunited to defeat Anderson and Van Dam in a tag team match, following interference from
Beer Money, Inc. On February 13 at
Against All Odds, Van Dam defeated Hardy in a rematch. On the following episode of
Impact!, Hardy, along with the rest of Immortal and
Ric Flair, betrayed
Fortune. On March 13 at
Victory Road, Hardy was defeated by Flair's previous protégé,
A.J. Styles. On April 17 at
Lockdown, Immortal, represented by Hardy, Abyss, Bully Ray and Ric Flair, were defeated by Fortune members
James Storm,
Kazarian and
Robert Roode and Christopher Daniels, who replaced an injured A.J. Styles, in a
Lethal Lockdown match. On the April 21 episode of
Impact!, Hardy faced
Sting for the
TNA World Heavyweight Championship, Hardy's first World Title match in TNA, but was defeated. The following month, Hardy was granted a shot at the
TNA World Tag Team Championship against Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode). While the champions looked to defend the title against the Hardy Boyz, Matt instead introduced the returning
Chris Harris, Storm's old tag team partner, as his partner for the title match. The match took place at
Sacrifice, where Storm and Roode retained their titles. On June 21, it was reported that TNA had suspended Hardy. On August 20, Hardy was released from TNA following a DUI arrest that occurred earlier that same day.
Return to the independent circuit (2011–2017) Hardy announced his retirement from full-time professional wrestling due to injuries on September 1, 2011. He issued a challenge to his long-time rival
MVP, who was wrestling in Japan at the time, to one final match at "Crossfire Live!" in Nashville. The event was held May 19, 2012, and benefited the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Hardy won the match. Throughout 2012, Hardy wrestled sporadically on the independent circuit, working with promotions such as Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Syndicate and
Northeast Wrestling. On October 5, Hardy was defeated by
Kevin Steen at Pro Wrestling Xperience's An Evil Twist of Fate. On November 11, Hardy, as the masked wrestler Rahway Reaper, defeated the Pro Wrestling Syndicate Kevin Matthews, winning the championship. at a Crossfire
independent show in 2012 On February 16, 2013, at Family Wrestling Entertainment's No Limit, Hardy wrestled a TLC match for the
FWE Heavyweight Championship against the champion Carlito and Tommy Dreamer, but he was defeated. On November 30, 2013, at WrestleCade, Hardy defeated Carlito to become the first ever WrestleCade Champion. On May 3, 2014, following a match between
Christian York and Drolix, Hardy defeated Drolix to become the new
MCW Heavyweight Champion. At Maryland Championship Wrestling's Shane Shamrock Cup, Hardy defeated Luke Hawx in a TLC match for Hardy's title and Hawx's Extreme Rising World title. Hardy won the match, but he gave back the title to Hawx. On October 4, Hardy lost the MCW Heavyweight Championship back to Drolix, following outside interference from Kevin Eck. On February 9, 2015, Hardy appeared on FWE's "No Limits 2015" iPPV, challenging
Drew Galloway for the
ICW World Heavyweight Championship, but was defeated. It was this
ICW title match which saw the Scottish championship renamed as the ICW's "World Heavyweight Championship" due to being the first defense outside of continent of Europe. On November 28, 2015, Hardy lost the WrestleCade Championship to
Jeff Jarrett at WrestleCade IV in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Hardy regained the title in a triple-threat cage match against Jarrett and Ethan Carter III in Hickory, North Carolina on May 20, 2016. He appeared at the #DELETEWCPW event for What Culture Pro Wrestling (WCPW) in Nottingham, England on November 30. Hardy, billed as "Broken" Matt Hardy, lost a no-disqualification match to
Bully Ray, with Ray proposing the no-disqualification stipulation at the last minute, and Hardy accepting there and then. On March 12, 2016, Hardy challenged Drew Galloway for the WCPW World Heavyweight Championship in a match taped for an episode of WCPW ReLoaded.
Return to ROH (2012–2014) television taping in 2013 At
Death Before Dishonor X: State of Emergency in 2012, Hardy returned to Ring of Honor, confronting
Adam Cole and challenging him to a match for the
ROH World Television Championship. On December 16 at
Final Battle 2012: Doomsday, Hardy defeated Cole in a non-title match. At the following iPPV,
11th Anniversary Show on March 2, 2013, Hardy joined the villainous
S.C.U.M. stable. On April 5 at the
Supercard of Honor VII iPPV, Hardy unsuccessfully challenged
Matt Taven for the ROH World Television Championship in a three-way elimination match, which also included Adam Cole. On June 22 at
Best in the World 2013, Hardy defeated former S.C.U.M. stablemate Kevin Steen in a No Disqualification match to become the number one contender to the
ROH World Championship. Hardy received his title shot at the following day's
Ring of Honor Wrestling tapings, but was defeated by the defending champion,
Jay Briscoe. Later that same day, S.C.U.M. was forced to disband after losing a
Steel Cage Warfare match against Team ROH. In July, Hardy opted out of his ROH contract and went back to TNA.
Return to TNA (2014–2017) The Hardys third reunion (2014–2015) On July 24, 2014, Hardy returned to TNA and reunited with Jeff to reform The Hardys for the third time. At the
Destination X episode of
Impact Wrestling, The Hardys were defeated by
The Wolves in a match for the
TNA World Tag Team Championship. On the August 14 episode of
Impact Wrestling, Team 3D (formerly the Dudley Boyz) challenged The Hardys to a match, which Team 3D won. At the
Hardcore Justice episode of
Impact Wrestling, The Hardys and Team 3D talked about a match involving themselves and The Wolves. When The Wolves were asked by the two teams, they agreed. Later that night, Kurt Angle announced all three teams would compete in a best of three series for the TNA World Tag Team Championship with the winners of the first match choosing the stipulation of the next one. The Hardys won the second match of the series on the September 10 episode of
Impact Wrestling in a tables match and choose a ladder match for the third match of the series. The Hardys were unsuccessful in winning that match on the September 17 episode of
Impact Wrestling, as the Wolves won that match. The Wolves then went on to pick the final match of the series to be a
Full Metal Mayhem match to take place on the October 8 episode of
Impact Wrestling. The Hardys were unsuccessful in that match as the Wolves won that match. On October 22, The Hardys entered a number one contenders tournament for the TNA World Tag Team Championship defeating
The BroMans (
Jessie Godderz and
DJ Z) in the first round of the tournament. On the October 29 episode of
Impact Wrestling, The Hardys defeated
Team Dixie (
Ethan Carter III and
Tyrus) in the semifinals to advance to the finals of the tournament, where they defeated
Samoa Joe and Low Ki to become number one contenders for the TNA World Tag Team Championship. On the January 16, 2015, episode of
Impact Wrestling, The Hardys defeated the Wolves. At the
Lockdown episode of
Impact Wrestling, The Hardys were defeated by
The Revolution in a six sides of steel cage match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship. On the February 20 episode of
Impact Wrestling, Hardy and The Wolves defeated The Revolution in a six-man tag team match. In March, The Hardys participated in a tournament for the vacant
TNA World Tag Team Championship. On March 16, 2015, Matt and Jeff won an Ultimate X match for the titles. On May 8, 2015, Hardy vacated the TNA World Tag Team Championship due to his brother Jeff being injured.
World Heavyweight Champion (2015–2016) On June 28, 2015, Hardy was among the five wrestlers who competed for the
TNA King of the Mountain Championship at
Slammiversary, with
Jeff Jarrett ultimately emerging victorious. On the July 8 episode of
Impact Wrestling, Hardy requested a world title shot against Ethan Carter III, but was denied and forced to face the
Dirty Heels (
Austin Aries and
Bobby Roode) in a handicap match, which he lost. On the July 22 episode of
Impact Wrestling, Hardy defeated Roode in a Tables match to become the #1 contender for the
TNA World Heavyweight Championship. On the August 5 episode of
Impact Wrestling, Hardy got his shot at the title against EC3 in a
Full Metal Mayhem match, but failed to win the title. On the September 2 episode of
Impact Wrestling, Hardy got another shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against EC3, but again failed to win the title; as part of the storyline, Jeff Hardy was forced to act as Ethan Carter's personal assistant. On the September 30 episode of
Impact Wrestling, Hardy was added to the Ethan Carter III vs.
Drew Galloway main event match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at
Bound for Glory after he and Galloway defeated Carter and Tyrus, making it a three-way match, following which Jeff, who EC3 had just "fired" in the previous episode, was revealed to be the special guest referee. On October 4 at Bound for Glory, Matt won the TNA World Heavyweight Championship by pinning Galloway. However, EC3 filed an injunction (
kayfabe) that banned Hardy from appearing on
Impact Wrestling for a month, which forced Hardy to relinquish the title in order to stay on the show. However, Hardy had been participating in the
TNA World Title Series for the vacant title. He qualified to the round of 16 by defeating
Davey Richards,
Robbie E and
Eddie Edwards. He then advanced to the round of 8 by defeating the King of the Mountain Champion
Bobby Roode and then to
Jessie Godderz to continue his winning streak. The semifinals and finals were held on the January 5, 2016, live episode of
Impact Wrestling during its debut on
Pop TV, in which he defeated
Eric Young to advance to the final round. Hardy faced EC3 in the TNA World Title Series finals, but lost the match via pinfall. Hardy won the TNA World Title from EC3 on the January 19, 2016, episode of
Impact Wrestling, becoming the first man to defeat him in a one-on-one match in TNA. During the match a double turn took place; Hardy turned heel after
Tyrus betrayed EC3. The following week on
Impact Wrestling,
Jeff Hardy had confronted him about last week and issued a challenge to Matt for the World Heavyweight title in the main event and Matt accepted. However, later before the main event could begin,
Eric Young and
Bram attacked Jeff from behind.
Kurt Angle then came out to try save Jeff, and Matt had Tyrus attack Angle from behind. While Matt watched from the ramp, Young attacked Jeff with the
Piledriver off the apron through a table. The following week, he retained his title against Angle. At
Lockdown, he retained his title in a Six-side of steel match against Ethan Carter III, with the help of
Rockstar Spud. He lost his title against
Drew Galloway on the March 15 episode of
Impact Wrestling, after a match featuring EC3 and Jeff Hardy. Two weeks later he received a rematch for the title on
Impact Wrestling, but was again defeated by Galloway. After losing the title he started a feud with Jeff. On the April 19 episode of
Impact Wrestling, an I Quit match ended in a no-contest as both Matt and Jeff were badly injured and Matt was taken out to the hospital on a stretcher.
The Broken Universe (2016–2017) Hardy returned on May 17 episode of
Impact Wrestling, revealing himself to be one of the impostor
Willows behind the attacks on Jeff. Later that night, he attacked Jeff. In the following weeks, Hardy debuted a new persona as a "Broken" man with part of his hair bleached blonde along with a strange sophisticated accent, blaming Jeff (who he began referring to as "Brother Nero", Nero being Jeff's middle name) for breaking him and becoming obsessed with "deleting" him. His line “Delete”, is mostly inspired by the
Death Note manga/anime series character
Teru Mikami. On June 12, at
Slammiversary, Matt was defeated by Jeff in a
Full Metal Mayhem match. On the June 21 episode of
Impact Wrestling, Matt was once again defeated by Jeff in a Six Sides of Steel match. On the June 28 episode of
Impact Wrestling, Matt challenged Jeff to a final battle with the Hardy brand on the line, to take place at their home in Cameron, North Carolina the next week. On July 5, during special episode "The Final Deletion", Matt defeated Jeff in the match to become sole owner of the Hardy brand, forcing Jeff to drop his last name and become referred to as "Brother Nero". On the August 18 episode of
Impact Wrestling, Matt and Brother Nero defeated
The Tribunal,
The BroMans and
The Helms Dynasty in an "Ascension To Hell" match for an opportunity to challenge
Decay for the TNA World Tag Team Championship. On September 8, during special episode "Delete or Decay", the Hardys faced Decay in a match held at the Hardy compound, where Brother Nero sacrificed himself to save Matt from
Abyss. Thanks to Brother Nero's sacrifice, Hardy was able to confront
Rosemary and prevent his son Maxel from being abducted, which turned Hardy babyface as a result, and he furthered the face turn by healing Brother Nero in the Lake of Reincarnation. At
Bound for Glory, the Hardys defeated Decay in "The Great War" to win the
TNA World Tag Team Championship for the second time. On the October 6 episode of
Impact Wrestling, they successfully defended their titles against Decay, in a Wolf Creek match. On the November 3 episode of
Impact Wrestling, the Hardys successfully defended the titles against The Tribunal. After the match, the Hardys were attacked by the masked trio known as
Death Crew Council (DCC). After accepting DCC's title challenge, The Hardys faced
Bram and
Kingston, and Matt pinned Kingston to retain the titles. On December 15, during special episode "
Total Nonstop Deletion", they were once again successful in retaining. Brother Nero attacked
Crazzy Steve with the
Twist of Fate, who then fell into a volcano (that had appeared on the compound in the weeks leading up the event), and was shot up into the sky, landing in the ring. Matt then covered him to win the match. On the January 12, 2017, episode of
Impact Wrestling, The Hardys successfully defended their titles against
The Wolves. At
Genesis, The Hardys retained their titles against the DCC and Decay in a three-way tag team match. On
Open Fight Night, the Hardys began a storyline where they would teleport to different promotions and win that promotions' tag team championship gold, which was referred to by Matt as their "Expedition of Gold". On February 27, Hardy announced that both he and Jeff had finally left TNA, following years of speculation, with their contracts expiring that week. Though the two sides were reportedly close to a contract agreement, talks began to break down and changes in management prompted their departure from the company. The TNA World Tag Team Championships were vacated due to the Hardys' departure and was explained on TNA television in a segment where The Hardys teleported to their next Expedition of Gold destination, but a technicality resulted in them disappearing and the belts appearing in the arms of Decay.
Broken gimmick legal battle Shortly after the departure of Matt and Jeff from TNA was made public, Matt's wife,
Reby, went on a
social media tirade in which she repeatedly slammed TNA, the company's new management and the way in which contract negotiations between the company and the Hardy family were conducted. A few weeks following this, the bad blood between the two sides intensified, so much so that the new management of TNA (now renamed Impact Wrestling)
Anthem Sports & Entertainment issued a
cease and desist letter to The Hardys' new promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), in which Anthem essentially ordered ROH as well as any broadcasting company airing ROH's
15th Anniversary pay–per–view show (on which The Hardys were to participate in a match) to not in any way speak of, indicate or acknowledge the existence of the Broken Matt and Brother Nero characters and instead to refer to The Hardys as simply Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy. While The Hardys were in TNA, they had full creative control over the Broken gimmick, with them even filming their own segments to air on TNA programming in some circumstances, thus making the Hardy family (in their belief) the owners of the Broken gimmick. Newly–appointed TNA Wrestling President Ed Nordholm credits the invention of and the vision behind the Broken gimmick to
Jeremy Borash, Dave Lagana and
Billy Corgan, and while Borash specifically had the most input into the gimmick of the three aside from Matt, the Hardy family deny that Borash was the sole person behind the gimmick. In November 2017, Impact Wrestling changed their policy, allowing all talent to retain complete ownership over their intellectual property, essentially forfeiting ownership of the "Broken" character to Hardy. On January 31, 2018, the legal battle officially concluded when Matt legally acquired ownership of all trademarks related to the Broken universe and the Broken gimmick, which includes 'Broken Matt', 'Brother Nero', 'Broken Brilliance' and 'Vanguard1'.
International matches (2014–2015) On November 1, 2014, Hardy traveled to
Japan to compete for
Wrestle-1 at the promotions
Keiji Muto 30th Anniversary Hold Out show in a triple threat match against
Seiya Sanada and
Tajiri, which he lost. On May 24, 2015, Hardy traveled to
Mexico to compete as a
team captain for Team TNA/
Lucha Underground with teammates
Mr. Anderson and
Johnny Mundo at
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide's
2015 Lucha Libre World Cup pay–per–view show. In the quarter–final round, Team TNA/Lucha Underground faced Team Rest of the World (
Drew Galloway,
Angélico and
El Mesías) to a 15-minute time limit draw, with Team TNA/Lucha Underground winning in overtime and advancing to the semi–final round. In the semi–final round, Team TNA/Lucha Underground defeated Team MexLeyendas (
Blue Demon Jr.,
Dr. Wagner Jr. and
El Solar) to advance to the final round. In the final round, Team TNA/Lucha Underground faced Dream Team (
El Patrón Alberto,
Myzteziz and
Rey Mysterio Jr.) to a 15–minute time limit draw, with Dream Team winning both the match and the tournament in overtime with Hardy on the losing end of the final pinfall.
Second return to ROH (2016–2017) On December 2, 2016, Hardy returned to ROH for the second time while still under contract with TNA, appearing at the promotions
Final Battle pay-per-view show as Broken Matt, where a video message showed him addressing
The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) and
The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe). On March 4, 2017, in the same week that both Matt and Jeff were released from TNA, The Hardys defeated The Young Bucks in an impromptu match at ROH's 2017 installment of the company's Manhattan Mayhem show series to become the new
ROH World Tag Team Champions for the first time. Moments after winning the titles, Hardy announced in a post-match promo that both he and Brother Nero (Jeff) had signed "the biggest ROH contracts in (the company's) history". It was later confirmed that the contracts were short-term, only for the "immediate future". On March 10, The Hardys successfully defended the ROH World Tag Team Championship for the first time at ROH's
15th Anniversary pay-per-view show against The Young Bucks and
Roppongi Vice (
Beretta and
Rocky Romero) in a three-way
Las Vegas tag team street fight match. Prior to the event, the Hardys had been sent a legal threat by Impact Wrestling regarding the use of the Broken Matt and Brother Nero gimmicks. The following night on March 11, The Hardys (not billed but using the Broken gimmicks anyway) once again retained the titles, this time against The Briscoes at a set of
Ring of Honor Wrestling television tapings. The Hardys lost the titles back to The Young Bucks in a ladder match on April 1 at ROH's
Supercard of Honor XI pay-per-view show, which would be the final ROH appearances for both Hardys in this tenure with the promotion.
Second return to WWE (2017–2020) Tag team championship reigns (2017–2019) At the
WrestleMania 33 pay-per-view on April 2, 2017, Hardy made his surprise return to WWE, along with his brother Jeff Hardy, being added as last-minute participants in the ladder match for the
Raw Tag Team Championship, defeating
Gallows and Anderson,
Cesaro and Sheamus, and
Enzo and Cass to win the Raw Tag Team Championship. Afterwards on
Raw Talk, Hardy mentioned that The Hardy Boyz had successfully completed the Expedition of Gold, after winning the Raw Tag Team Championship. At
Payback, The Hardy Boyz retained their championships against Cesaro and Sheamus, who attacked them after the match. The next night on
Raw, Cesaro and Sheamus explained their actions, claiming the fans were more supportive of 'novelty acts' from the past like The Hardy Boyz, who they feel did not deserve to be in the match at WrestleMania 33. Subsequently, at
Extreme Rules, The Hardy Boyz lost the titles against Cesaro and Sheamus in a steel cage match, and failed to regain it back the following month at the
Great Balls of Fire event. Afterwards, it was revealed that Jeff had gotten injured and would be out for an estimated six months, thus Hardy began wrestling in singles matches. During his feud with
Bray Wyatt, Hardy introduced his "Woken" gimmick, after Impact Wrestling dropped their claim to the gimmick and Hardy gained full ownership of it. Wyatt defeated Hardy at
Raw 25 on January 22, 2018, and Hardy defeated Wyatt at
Elimination Chamber on February 25. Their final match happened on the March 19 episode of
Raw, dubbed
The Ultimate Deletion, with Hardy winning after distractions from Señor Benjamin. Wyatt then disappeared after being thrown into the Lake of Reincarnation. At
WrestleMania 34 on April 7, Hardy competed in the annual
André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, and won the match due to a distraction by the returning Wyatt. After WrestleMania, Hardy and Wyatt performed as a tag team, sometimes referred to as The Deleters of Worlds. They won a tournament for the vacant Raw Tag Team Championship, defeating Cesaro and Sheamus at the
Greatest Royal Rumble event to win the title. However, they lost the titles at
Extreme Rules to
The B-Team (
Bo Dallas and
Curtis Axel). On the July 23 episode of
Raw, Hardy and Wyatt received a rematch for the titles, but was again defeated by The B-Team. Following this, Hardy revealed that he was taking time off due to his back fusing with his pelvis, effectively disbanding the team. According to Hardy, the reason WWE disbanded the team was because he and Wyatt pitched several ideas to WWE to work with their characters. in 2019. After more than seven months of absence from television, Hardy returned on the February 26, 2019, episode of
SmackDown Live, teaming with his brother Jeff to defeat The Bar (Cesaro and Sheamus). At
WrestleMania 35 on April 7, Hardy competed in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, but was eliminated by eventual winner,
Braun Strowman. Two days later on
SmackDown Live, The Hardy Boyz defeated
The Usos to win the
SmackDown Tag Team Championship. The reign only lasted 21 days (recognized as 20 days by WWE), as they had to vacate the title due to Jeff injuring his knee, this was explained in storyline as injuries afflicted by
Lars Sullivan. After his brother Jeff's injury, Hardy began to appear on WWE programming less frequently.
Sporadic appearances and departure (2019–2020) At
Super ShowDown on June 7, Hardy competed in the 51-man Battle Royal, which was eventually won by
Mansoor. From November to December, Hardy occasionally appeared on
Raw, losing matches against superstars like
Buddy Murphy, Drew McIntyre,
Ricochet and
Erick Rowan. On the February 10, 2020, episode of
Raw, Hardy confronted
Randy Orton about Orton's attack on
Edge two weeks earlier. Hardy then got himself into a brawl with him moments after, and was viciously attacked by Orton. The following week on Raw, an injured Hardy appeared and was once again assaulted by Orton, which would be his final appearance in WWE. On March 2, Hardy announced his departure from WWE through his official
YouTube channel, where Hardy said that while he was grateful towards the people behind the scenes, he said he was also on different pages with WWE as he felt he needed to have creative input and still had more to give. Later that day, WWE announced that his contract had expired.
All Elite Wrestling (2020–2024) Multiple personalities (2020–2021) Hardy made his
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) debut on the March 18, 2020, episode of
Dynamite, reverting to his "Broken" gimmick and being announced as the replacement for the
kayfabe injured
Nick Jackson on
The Elite's team at
Blood and Guts. However, the event was postponed to the following year due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. On the May 6 episode of
Dynamite, Hardy wrestled his first match with AEW, teaming up with
Kenny Omega for a
street fight against
The Inner Circle's
Chris Jericho and
Sammy Guevara, and Hardy and Omega lost when Jericho pinned Omega. During this period, due to the lack of live audience, Hardy felt that the Broken character needed the fans, so he began to include several of his gimmicks alongside the Broken gimmick, including Big Money Matt, Matt Hardy V1, and Unkillable Matt Hardy, being referred to as "Multifarious" Matt Hardy. AEW president
Tony Khan later admitted that he "wasn't a fan" of the Broken gimmick and much preferred more realistic presentations in wrestling. At
Double or Nothing, Hardy teamed with The Elite to defeat The Inner Circle in the first ever
Stadium Stampede match. During the match,
Santana and Ortiz dunked Hardy in the stadium pool, which acted as a version of the Lake of Reincarnation, as Hardy kept cycling through his various gimmicks throughout his career when he surfaced. Hardy then feuded with Sammy Guevara, and after Hardy defeated Guevara in a
Broken Rules match at
All Out, Hardy took time off until he was cleared to return, due to an injury sustained during the match. On the September 16 episode of
Dynamite, Hardy aligned with
Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen) as their
manager, but was attacked backstage before their match. The attacker was later revealed as Guevara and The Elite Deletion match was announced, which took place at The Hardy Compound in
Cameron, North Carolina, where Hardy won.
The Hardy Family Office (2021–2022) Hardy then switched to his Big Money persona as he focused on managing Private Party. Over the following weeks, Hardy would display
villainous tactics as he began cheating during matches much to Private Party's dismay. On the January 20, 2021, episode of
Dynamite, Hardy and Private Party defeated
Matt Sydal and Top Flight (Dante Martin and Darius Martin) after using a steel chair before attacking Sydal and Top Flight afterwards, thus turning heel. Hardy then approached
Adam Page to accompany and befriend him, and during tag team matches, Hardy would always tag himself in and pick up the victory for his team to Page's behest. After Page set up a match between Hardy and himself, Hardy double-crossed Page, with Private Party and
The Hybrid 2 (
Angélico and
Jack Evans) attacking Page until
The Dark Order came out to save him. At the
Revolution event, Hardy lost to Page despite multiple interferences from Private Party. Following Revolution, Hardy became the manager for
The Butcher and The Blade (with their valet
The Bunny in tow), and along with Private Party, the stable became known as the Matt Hardy Empire before settling on the name Hardy Family Office. Hardy also added The Hybrid 2 to his group in July having previously hiring them on a mercenary basis. At
Double or Nothing, Hardy competed in
Casino Battle Royale but was eliminated by
Christian Cage. This led to a match between the two at
Fyter Fest, where Hardy lost to Cage. In August, Matt Hardy and HFO began a feud with
Orange Cassidy and
Best Friends, which led to a match on the August 25 episode of
Dynamite, where Hardy was defeated by Cassidy. However, on the November 12 episode of
Rampage, Hardy defeated Cassidy in a Lumberjack match, thanks to an interference from HFO and the heel lumberjacks. Their feud ended on the November 17 episode of
Dynamite where his team of The Butcher and The Blade lost to the team of Cassidy and
Tomohiro Ishii, where Cassidy gave a crossbody to the interfering Hardy and The Blade during the match. At
Revolution 2022, Hardy would lose a
Tornado tag team match with
Andrade El Idolo and Isiah Kassidy against Sammy Guevara,
Darby Allin, and
Sting.
The Hardy Boyz reunion and The Firm (2022–2024) On the March 9 episode of
Dynamite, Matt was attacked by Team AHFO (Andrade, Private Party, Butcher and Blade), which he was later saved by Darby Allin, Sting, and the debuting Jeff Hardy. He reunited with his brother Jeff, thus turning face in the process. On the October 12 episode of
Dynamite,
Stokely Hathaway reveals he has bought Private Party's contracts from
LFI. During this segment, a challenge is made for
Rampage for a match between
Ethan Page and Isiah Kassidy. If Kassidy wins, Private Party is free from The Firm. If Page wins, The Firm acquires Matt Hardy's contract. On the October 14 episode of
Rampage, Page won the match which Hardy and Private Party would have to join The Firm. Over the next few week, Hardy was banned from using the Hardy theme and Twist of Fate. On April 12, 2023, episode of
Dynamite, Matt and Kassidy was attacked by The Firm (Ethan Page,
Lee Moriarty and
Big Bill), which they were later saved by
Hook and a returning Jeff Hardy. On April 8, 2024, it was reported that Hardy’s contract had expired and he had chosen not to re-sign. in 2024
Second return to TNA (2024–present) Hardy made his surprise return to TNA on April 20, 2024, at
Rebellion, reverting to his "Broken" persona and attacking
TNA World Champion Moose. On June 14, at
Against All Odds, Hardy challenged Moose for the title in a Broken Rules match, but was unsuccessful. Following the bout, Jeff Hardy made his return to TNA, coming to his brother’s aid after a post-match attack by Moose and
The System. On June 28, 2024, Hardy teamed with his wife
Reby, defeating
Alisha and
Eddie Edwards of The System. The following night, Hardy reunited with Jeff to challenge Edwards and
Brian Myers for the
Impact World Tag Team Championship, winning by disqualification. After The System’s
JDC injured Jeff in storyline, Hardy went on to defeat JDC at
Slammiversary. On the August 31, 2024 episode of
Impact, The Hardys defeated The System in a non-title match. At
Victory Road, they scored another victory over
Fir$t Cla$$, establishing themselves as the number one contenders to the tag team titles. At
Bound for Glory on October 26, The Hardy Boyz defeated The System (Myers and Edwards) and
Ace Austin &
Chris Bey in a three-way Full Metal Mayhem match to win the
Impact World Tag Team Championship. At
Final Resolution, they retained the titles against The System in a tables match. At
Rebellion, The Hardys lost the championships to
Nic and
Ryan Nemeth, ending their reign at 183 days. They regained the titles at
Slammiversary in a four-way ladder match also involving the Nemeths,
The Rascalz, and Fir$t Cla$$. At
Bound for Glory on October 12, Hardys retained the TNA and NXT Tag Team titles against
Team 3D (
Bully Ray and
Devon) in a tables match, where it was a retirement match for Team 3D.
Third return to WWE (2025) While still contracted to TNA, the Hardy Boyz made a return appearance with WWE during the February 25, 2025 episode of
NXT. At
NXT: Roadblock on March 11, The Hardy Boyz successfully defended the TNA World Tag Team Championship against
NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazer and Axiom. At
NXT vs. TNA Showdown on October 7, the Hardy Boyz won the
NXT Tag Team Championship after defeating
DarkState's
Dion Lennox and Osiris Griffin in a
Winners Take All match. At
NXT Halloween Havoc on October 25, Lennox and Griffin regained the NXT Tag Team Championships from The Hardy Boyz, who wrestled as The Broken Hardys, in a
Broken Rules match. == Professional wrestling style and persona ==